Helenus had been hearing about the election for months now, and even though he wasn't an American, strictly speaking, the government definitely thought his alias was. So after he'd gone out and voted, he'd taken a walk, with no place particular in mind. He wound up in front of a quaint little cafe, and decided to have some lunch.

On a whim, he sent a message to Constanze, asking if she'd like to join him. She was a good conversationalist, and just a nice woman in general. He thought it'd be a great way to wile away the afternoon.

Constanze had taken a half-day at work to go and do what people kept calling her civic duty. She didn't know which candidate was worse, and she just gave other voters the stink eye when asked who she had voted for. She also very politely told anyone who asked that it was none of their business and then went on her way. She had a right to keep that information to herself. Why else were the polls private?

She had the rest of the day to herself, not something she was used to on a school day. So she was pleasantly surprised to receive helenus' message. She responded back that she would love to have coffee and went on her way. When she found the place it wasn't difficult to pick him out in the crowd. She offered a friendly smile and sat down across from him, "Hello. Thank you for inviting me to coffee. I took a half-day so this was a nice surprise. How has your day been so far?"

Helenus smiled up at her as she sat down. "Pretty good, actually," he replied. "I didn't do much today besides go out and vote, and now I have nothing but time on my hands. So I thought I'd see if you wanted to come out. How about yours?"

She nodded, "Sounds like a full day." She shrugged, "I got out and voted, too. I took half the day off to myself after that, so there's no telling if my students are actually practicing or goofing off," she said with amusement. "I've just been walking around, doing a little window shopping. I had planned to go to the park and read some before I got your message, so this is a very nice substitute," she said with a smile.